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The Atheist waits for proof of God. Till that proof comes he remains, as his name implies, without God. His mind is open to every new truth, after it has passed the warder Reason at the gate.
The Atheist waits for proof of God. Till that proof comes he remains, as his name implies, without God. His mind is open to every new truth, after it has passed the warder Reason at the gate.
Approximate author period: c. 1890 AD · industrial
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- Annie Besant
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- Approximate author period: c. 1890 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Annie Besant: life dates 1847 to 1933. Wikidata Q464318, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464318 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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